About Phytotherapy

Herbal medicine aims to treat each person as an individual with his or her own set of unique requirements for optimum health.

Herbal Medicine is the oldest system of medicine in the world, and according to the world health organization 80% of the world's population still depend on plants and plant material for primary health care. In the West herbal medicine is enjoying a revival as scientific research increasing validates the traditional indications for many medicinal plants.
This means that people suffering from both short-term and long-term illness can be helped by phytotherapy.

Just as people have always relied on plants for food to nourish and sustain the body, herbal medicine uses plants with a particular affinity for certain organs or systems of the body to feed and restore to health those parts which have become weakened. As the body is strengthened, so is its ability to fight disease and restore health. Herbalists believe that the wide range of active constituents within plants act synergistically to improve their therapeutic value.

Phytotherapy aims to restores imbalances of health. Conditions that may be treated include acne, arthritis, asthma, bronchitis, candida infection, catarrh, hay fever, headache, chronic fatigue syndrome, circulatory disorders, eczema, varicose veins, ENT infection, insomnia, menopausal and pre-menstrual problems migraine, prostate problems, pelvic inflammatory disease, psoriasis, sinusitis, stress, depression, anxiety, and digestive disorders. In fact most conditions for which you see your GP may be treated.